Marking devices



June 30, 1964 J. AVERSA MARKING DEVICES 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed July 11, 1962 INVENTOR.

JOSEPH AVERSA BY his ATTORNEY June 30, 1964 J. AVERSA 3,139,066

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INVENTOR.

JOSEPH AVERSA his ATTORNEY United States Patent 3,139,066 MARKING DEVICES Joseph Aversa, Scarsdale, N.Y. (270 Lafayette St., New York, N.Y.) Filed duly 11, 1962, Ser. No. 209,125 2 Claims. (Cl. 12018) This invention relates to marking devices such as penoils, crayons for bowling alley score sheets, china markers, eye shadow markers, eyebrow pencils, lip liners, eye liners, and the like.

Among the objects of the present invention it is aimed to provide an improved marker which can be produced at a minimum of cost, assembled in a minimum of time by unskilled labor, and have a minimum of parts in the interest of simplicity.

Heretofore, extreme care had to be exercised to anchor the actuating mechanism of these markers in place when in use in the interest of aiding the user in applying the marking, particularly in the case of eye shadow, eyebrow pencils, lip liners and eye liners. With the latter in mind, the present invention aims to provide an improved marker which will maintain the position of the marking element after it has been propelled for use with out danger of accidentally changing its position.

These and other features, capabilities and advantages of the invention will appear from the specific embodiments of the invention as illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a fragmental exploded sectional view of a part of one embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 2 is a fragmental exploded sectional view of a part of a second embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 3 is a fragmental sectional view enlarged of a part of the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1..

FIG. 4 is a fragmental sectional view enlarged of a part of the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 2.

FIG. 5 is a section on the line 55 of FIG. 3.

FIG. 6 is a section on the line 6-6 of FIG. 4.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged perspective of a part used in both of the embodiments of FIGS. 1 and 2.

FIG. 8 is a longitudinal sectional view partly broken away of the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1.

FIG. 9 is a section on the line 9-9 of FIG. 8.

FIG. 10 is a fragmental sectional View of a third embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a section on the line 1111 of FIG. 10.

FIG. 12 is a perspective of a part of the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 10.

FIG. 13 is a side elevation of a part of the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 10 with a closure cap in position.

In the embodiment shovm in FlGS. 1, 3, 5 and 8, see particularly FIG. 8, there is illustrated a barrel 1 having an axially extending channel 2 having a longitudinally extending slot 3 extending laterally from the longitudinal side of the channel 2 and continuing to and beyond the front end of the channel 2 and overlapping the rear end of the intermediate axially extending channel 4 terminating in the narrow extending channel 5. The channels 2, 4 and 5 are coaxial. The channel 2 receives the conventional spiral actuator 6 which engages the shoulder 7 at the front end of the channel 2 defining the channel 4 from the channel 2.

The spiral actuator 6 extends from the shoulder 7 to and beyond the barrel 1 with its tapered rear end 8 piercing the shoulder 9 at one side of the opening 10 around the stem 11 of the plug 12, see FIGS. 6 and 7. The plug 12 is preferably composed of hard rubber. Between the head 13 of the plug 12 and the rear end of the barrel 1 in this embodiment, there is provided a yieldable cushion 14, preferably composed of foam rubber or the like, which exercises pressure on the rear end of the barrel 1 in the interest of rigidity and against a free or loose fit between the barrel 1 on the cap 15 which is rotatably mounted on the rear end of the barrel 1 by means now to be described.

When the barrel 1 and the cap 15 are composed of a plastic material such as butyrate, then an annular recess 16 is provided in the diminished annular rear end 17 of the barrel 1 and a substantially wide annular rib or bead 18 spaced from the front end of the cap 15 formed to project from the inner periphery of the cap 15 and a second narrow annular rib or bead 19 spaced rearwardiy from the rib 18 projecting from the inner periphery of the cap 15. Rearwardly adjacent to the rib 19, there is formed an angular internal seat 20, hexagonal in the present instance, to receive the angular outer face 21, hexagonal in the present instance, of the head 13.

In the actuator 6 there is movably mounted the conventional shoe 22 having the main sleeve 23 with the front projection 24 to ride in the spiral slot 25 of the actuator 6 and also locate in the extension 26 of the slot 3 preparatory to ejecting a marking device 27. In the sleeve 23 there is slidably mounted the ejector 28 which is provided with the rear projection 29 also to ride in the spiral slot 25. When the shoe 22 is transported to the front end of the barrel 1 there the projection 24 enters the extension 26, and the actuator 6 is further actuated, it will continue to propel the projection 29 without having a further actuating effect on the projection 24 and with it the ejector 23 will expel the marking device 27.

In the embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 2, 4 and 6, in place of the cushioning washer 14, there is used the small coil spring 3% which, see FIG. 4, is located between the same head 13 and the rear end of the barrel 1.

In the case of the foam rubber washer 14, the central opening 131 will of course be large enough to permit the spiral actuator 6 to pass therethrough and into the head 13 of the plug 12. In the case of the coil spring 34) similarly the central opening through the coil spring 30 will be large enough to permit the actuator 6 to pass therethrough and into the head 13.

In the embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 10, 11, 12 and 13, in place of the cap 15 there is provided a cylindrical section 131 which is anchored to the barrel 1 in the same way as the cap 15 is anchored to the barrel 1. Here to the foam rubber washer 14 may be used or in place of the same, the coil spring 30 may be used. The cylindrical section 131 differs from the cap 15 primarily in having a reduced portion 32 open at the rear end and provided with a longitudinally extending slot 33 having a diminished mouth 34 at its extreme rear end. The slot 33 is provided to receive the neck 35 of the button 36 which extends from the cup 37. The cup 37 is open at its rear end and has an annular seat 38 at its front end to receive the front end of a marking device such as an eye shadow stick 39. The outer periphery of the diminished portion 37 preferably has a head 40 formed therein to form a frictional contact with the inner periphery of the cap 41, see FIG. 13, when the eye shadow stick 39 is moved into its closed position, see FIG. 13, where the head 36 protrudes through the slot extension 4-2 in the enlarged portion 43 of the cylindrical extension 131.

The barrel 1, cap 15, cylindrical section 32, and cap 41 are preferably composed of a slightly yieldable plastic substance such as butyrate. When composed of butyrate, then as the cup 15 is pushed into place on the barrel 1, the wide rib 18 of the barrel 1 will slide over the outer end of the barrel 1 slightly deflecting same until it slips into the recess 16 at which time the narrow rib 19 will engage the outer rear face of the rib slightly deflecting the same and frictionally engaging the barrel 1 materially to reduce the free movement between the cap 15 and the barrel 1. The washer 14 or the coil spring 30 tensed between the head 13 and the rear end of the barrel 1 will further interfere with the free movement between the cap 15 and the barrel 1 so that in the operation of this device, when once the cap has been actuated relative to the barrel 1 to cause the marking device 27 to extend out the proper distance, it will remain so extended until the treatment has been completed and the operator again positively actuates the cap 15 relative to the barrel 1 to restrict the marking device 27.

In turn the yieldability between the cylindrical section 32 and the cap 41 will also permit the bead 40 to cooperate with the inner face of the cap 41 securely to anchor the cap 41 in place when it has been properly positioned on the diminished portion 32 of the cylindrical section 31.

Excellent results have been achieved when said plug 12 is composed of substantially hard rubber.

It is obvious that various changes and modifications may be made to the details of construction without departing from the general spirit of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a marker the combination of a barrel having an axially extending channel and a tapered end at the front end of said barrel, a cap rotatably mounted on the rear end of said barrel, a shoulder at the front end of said channel, -a spiral actuator having a spiral mounted in said channel, said barrel having a longitudinally extending slot extending from one side of said channel to and beyond the front end of said channel, an ejector shoe captured in the spiral of said actuator and having studs projecting through said spiral into said slot, a marker secured to the front end of said ejector shoe to be actuated with said shoe by said actuator to project from the front tapered end of said barrel ready for use, there being an angular seat in said cap adjacent the front end of said cap, a moldable plug having an angular exterior coinciding with, and disposed in, said angular seat and fixed thereby against rotation in said cap, said plug having a recess terminating in its front face, the rear end of said actuator entering said recess and thereby connected to said plug to be fixed with said cap relative to said barrel, the length of said actuator corresponding to the distance between the rear end of said recess and said shoulder at the front end of said channel.

2. The combination as set forth in claim 1 in which said cap is closed at its rear end, said plug is composed of hard rubber, and a Washer composed of foam rubber is interposed between said plug and the rear end of said barrel to anchor said barrel against accidental rotation during use.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,104,514 Kilstrom July 21, 1914 2,182,846 Hasselquist Dec. 12, 1939 2,337,979 Dorner Dec. 28, 1943 2,355,565 See Aug. 8, 1944 2,695,028 Dulberg Nov. 23, 1954 3,001,531 Gazdik Sept. 26, 1961 3,062,190 Aversa Nov. 6, 1962 

1. IN A MARKER THE COMBINATION OF A BARREL HAVING AN AXIALLY EXTENDING CHANNEL AND A TAPERED END AT THE FRONT END OF SAID BARREL, A CAP ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON THE REAR END OF SAID BARREL, A SHOULDER AT THE FRONT END OF SAID CHANNEL, A SPIRAL ACTUATOR HAVING A SPIRAL MOUNTED IN SAID CHANNEL, SAID BARREL HAVING A LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING SLOT EXTENDING FROM ONE SIDE OF SAID CHANNEL TO AND BEYOND THE FRONT END OF SAID CHANNEL, AN EJECTOR SHOE CAPTURED IN THE SPIRAL OF SAID ACTUATOR AND HAVING STUDS PROJECTING THROUGH SAID SPIRAL INTO SAID SLOT, A MARKER SECURED TO THE FRONT END OF SAID EJECTOR SHOE TO BE ACTUATED WITH SAID SHOE BY SAID ACTUATOR TO PROJECT FROM THE FRONT TAPERED END OF SAID BARREL READY FOR USE, THERE BEING AN ANGULAR SEAT IN SAID CAP ADJACENT THE FRONT END OF SAID CAP, A MOLDABLE PLUG HAVING AN ANGULAR EXTERIOR COINCIDING WITH, AND DISPOSED IN, SAID ANGULAR SEAT AND FIXED THEREBY AGAINST ROTATION IN SAID CAP, SAID PLUG HAVING A RECESS TERMINATING IN ITS FRONT FACE, THE REAR END OF SAID ACTUATOR ENTERING SAID RECESS AND THEREBY CONNECTED TO SAID PLUG TO BE FIXED WITH SAID CAP RELATIVE TO SAID BARREL, THE LENGTH OF SAID ACTUATOR CORRESPONDING TO THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE REAR END OF SAID RECESS AND SAID SHOULDER AT THE FRONT END OF SAID CHANNEL. 